Conveyer for shoes and the like



June 24, 1930.

K. A. A. JQHANSSON GONVEYER FOR sHoEs AND THE LIKE Filed June 21. 1928INVENTOR W A TTGRIVEYS Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT()FFICE CONVEYER FOR SHOES AND THE LIKE Application filed June 21, 1928,Serial No. 287,116, and in Sweden .Tune 21, 1926.

This invention relates to a conveyer for shoes or other articles, whichconveyer comprises a container intended for receiving the shoe andarranged on a conveyer belt, and a shoulder or stop arranged close bythe conveyer belt, said container being arranged in such a way on theconveyer belt in relation to said shoulder, that the container, whenloaded, can pass the shoulder, but when not loaded is blocked in itsmovement by the shoulder, without it being necessary to stop themovement of the conveyer belt.

The accompanying drawing represents a vertical section through asuitable embodiment of the invention, the device being intended to beused for conveying pieces of work, such as shoes for instance, betweendifierent working machines.

In the embodiment shown a suitable number of forks 2, only one of whichis shown in the drawing, are arranged on a conveyer belt 1. Each of saidforks is provided, on one of its branches with a container 3, intendedto receive the piece of work and, on

its other branch, with a counter balance 4. Said counter balance 4: isbalanced in such a way, that the fork 2 when the container is notloaded, holds the position shown by full lines in the drawing, but whenthe holder is so loaded holds theposition shown by dash-dot lines in thedrawing.

At each Working machine, adjacent which the conveyer belt passes, ashoulder or stop 6 is pivotally mounted on a shaft 5. Each such shoulderis placed in such a way in relation to the conveyer belt, that theforks, arranged on the conveyer belt, when holding the position shown byfull lines in the drawing, hit said shoulder and areblocked againstfurther movement without it being necessary to stop the movement of theconveyer belt. On the other hand, when holding the position shown bydash-dot lines in the drawing, the forks pass freely past said shoulderand follow the conveyer belt in its movement.

When the workman attending to a working machine, takes a piece of workout of a container 3, the unloaded holder is blocked against theshoulder on account of the altered position of the fork on the conveyerbelt, and said holder thereafter blocks each succeeding container as theconveyer belt brings it up to the same point. When the work piece hasagain been placed in the container and the fork has regained theposition it held on the conveyer belt before the unloading, saidcontainer and the succeeding containers, if loaded, continue their movement, until the manoeuvre, described above, is repeated. If for anyreason containers which are unloaded need to pass any working machine,the shoulder 6 at the machine in question is lowered so that thebranches of the forks 2 can not hit it. By a reversal of the embodimentdescribed above, the shoulders 6 may of course be arranged in such a waythat the containers, when loaded, are blocked by them but when unloadedmay ass.

Many difierent embodiments are possible within the scope of the.invention, without deviating from the principle of it.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A conveyer of the character described comprising, a conveyer belt, ashoulder or stop adjacent said belt, and a work supporting memberincluding a fork-like portion, said member being adapted to be supportedin a plurality of positions upon said belt, a container on one branch ofthe fork-like portion, and a counter balance on the other branch of saidportion, whereby the member will rest in one position when the containercontains a piece of work, and in another position when the container isempty.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed 0 my name.

KARL ALBIN ABRAHAM .lOl-IANSSON.

